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they to want hire him on the economy. if only thinking about the economy, that benefits >>> as superstorm sandy bears down on new jersey, delta airlines starts moving planes and people all over the country. >> it's ordinarily. we know exactly where they're going. and it's clean. >> we'll go inside the operations control center this morning to show you how delta shut down service, then restarted it after the storm. >>> and two top intelligence officials from afghanistan came to washington for a training course. then they disappeared. so, where did they go and are they a threat? former intelligence insider john miller has some answers only on "cbs this morning." >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" supported by sargento off the block shredded cheese. are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? [ male announcer ] it's the question we ask ourselves every day. is it the safest, the most efficient? the kind of vehicle to move not just people... but an industry forward? are we there yet? are we really? [ ma
they to want hire him on the economy. if only thinking about the economy, that benefits >>> as superstorm sandy bears down on new jersey, delta airlines starts moving planes and people all over the country. >> it's ordinarily. we know exactly where they're going. and it's clean. >> we'll go inside the operations control center this morning to show you how delta shut down service, then restarted it after the storm. >>> and two top intelligence officials from...
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new estimate says sandy will cause $50 billion in damage to the economy. that makes it the second most expensive storm in u.s. history, after hurricane katrina. >> nearly half of new york city's death from superstorm sandy happened on staten island. homeland secretary janet napolitano is going there today, where people say they're suffering and not getting enough help. anna werner, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you stand on this street in staten island you can clearly see the path of destruction wrought by hurricane sandy. cars picked up and tossed like toys. that continues throughout the neighborho neighborhood. many residents say they feel ignored. some residents of staten island have started calling it the forgotten burrough. across storm-ravaged staten island, frustrations are mounting. >> we're going to die! we're going to freeze! we've got 90-year-old people. >> reporter: residents are outraged, claiming their community has been ignored in the days following sandy while aid pours in to other parts of new york and new jersey. >> they don
new estimate says sandy will cause $50 billion in damage to the economy. that makes it the second most expensive storm in u.s. history, after hurricane katrina. >> nearly half of new york city's death from superstorm sandy happened on staten island. homeland secretary janet napolitano is going there today, where people say they're suffering and not getting enough help. anna werner, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you stand on this street in staten island you can clearly...
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how is this going to impact our larger economy? >> sure. early estimates are tough to get a handle on but it looks like there's something in the range of $20 billion just in property damage, lost business that could be anywhere from $10 to $30 billion as we sort through these things that just aren't happening right now because of the storm. think about it. from the empire state building to wall street, there's no electricity. that's a lot of economic activity that's just not happening right now. >> whenever you have these kinds of stories they say there's a silver lining. i think it's hard to see that when you're in the middle of this kind of devastation. do you see one? >> i hate to talk about such a thing after what you've been it true.on television. exhibit a.tion industry is thinabout it. ever since the great recessi there's been noson to bang na houses so there's no reason to build any more. now we have a reason to build some more house because a lot have been destroyed. 2 million construction jobs simply didn't come back after the hou
how is this going to impact our larger economy? >> sure. early estimates are tough to get a handle on but it looks like there's something in the range of $20 billion just in property damage, lost business that could be anywhere from $10 to $30 billion as we sort through these things that just aren't happening right now because of the storm. think about it. from the empire state building to wall street, there's no electricity. that's a lot of economic activity that's just not happening...
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it's not a driver of the economy. a lot of these things remember it's cars, homes, the traditional stuff that actually is start network again a little bit. >> john you wrote about the undecideds. the question really is how much is something like this in a jobs report is going to impact their vote and sway them? >> well it depends. there's two different kinds of one decideds. there's people who know too much. they don't find a candidate who meets their needs. then the other type of undecideds low information voters. they don't pay attention to this stuff. what they think about the economy is basically determined by how much a gallon of milk cost, whether they have a job, whether their friends have a job. they tune in late. there's nothing in this jobs report that's swing one way or the other. now it's warmer and good news and we've had a year without a shock that's a good piece of news but not so good that it's going to force all of these folks who have had a kind of dim view of the economy and that's why they are thin
it's not a driver of the economy. a lot of these things remember it's cars, homes, the traditional stuff that actually is start network again a little bit. >> john you wrote about the undecideds. the question really is how much is something like this in a jobs report is going to impact their vote and sway them? >> well it depends. there's two different kinds of one decideds. there's people who know too much. they don't find a candidate who meets their needs. then the other type of...
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. >> but you say that we still depend on 20th century technology to power 21st century economy. what does that mean. >> that's referring to the electrical grid. we saw what 8 million people who lost power. we have a system that isn't ready for this kind of a disaster. you have a grid that can go down easily. even smaller events like halloween's storm last year. we have a system that's like the internet, more flexible, more resilient you can get it back online faster. >> people can tweet but still couldn't use internet or cell phones. >> exactly. the signature moment of the storm people tweeting that they had lost power which shows that very clearly. >> what are the big lessons back to the cover story, a lesson from the storm that makes a difference in terms of the future? >> a few. climate change clearly is real. scientists will differ how much climate change affect as storm like this. this will become more and more common in the future we'll have stronger storms, we'll have these coastal flooding events which are disastrous with sandy. one thing we need to deal with. secondaril
. >> but you say that we still depend on 20th century technology to power 21st century economy. what does that mean. >> that's referring to the electrical grid. we saw what 8 million people who lost power. we have a system that isn't ready for this kind of a disaster. you have a grid that can go down easily. even smaller events like halloween's storm last year. we have a system that's like the internet, more flexible, more resilient you can get it back online faster. >> people...
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doesn't that have a huge impact on the economy or not? >> well, it actually might not that have that big of an impact but interesting with only a few days to go before the election because if stocks open back up if sandy has a major impact and in particular if it hits a number of companies, you might see those stocks trade lower, trending lower ahead of an election could have an impact there. we have a jobs report coming up on friday. that'll have a big impact too. >> what about gas prices? >> well, about 6.5% of the country's refineries are located along, again, the northeastern corridor. that's in the storm's path. what's important to think about here is in order to use gasoline, we need to have it oil refined into gasoline. if they are shut down and a number of them are shutting down and a number of them are closing off some of their operations as a result of the storm, prices can go up. on the flip side a number of people aren't driving. so you see that counterbalance. >> stay home. >> exactly. you see that counterbalance as far as pr
doesn't that have a huge impact on the economy or not? >> well, it actually might not that have that big of an impact but interesting with only a few days to go before the election because if stocks open back up if sandy has a major impact and in particular if it hits a number of companies, you might see those stocks trade lower, trending lower ahead of an election could have an impact there. we have a jobs report coming up on friday. that'll have a big impact too. >> what about gas...
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. >> president obama didn't repair our economy. he did not save medicare and social security. he did not tame the spending and borrowing. he did not reach across the aisle to bring us together. >> reporter: the speech was build as a major economic address but president obama canned it in an interviews with an nbc affiliate in des moines. >> governor romney like every challenger will suggest he has better ideas. the problem and you probably heard in the speech today there's no bear there. >> reporter: in a bid to turn out young voters mr. obama did a live interview with mtv on friday. >> the most vibrant musical art form right now over the last ten, 15 years has been hip-hop. >> reporter: he was asked about student loans, climate change and same sex marriage. >> i have a track record of not just talking the talk on this but also walking the walk ending don't-ask, don't-tell and i'm going to keep on pushing as hard as i can but, you know, what's really going to change this is the young people their attitudes, i think will reflect the future. >> reporter: "the washington post" is
. >> president obama didn't repair our economy. he did not save medicare and social security. he did not tame the spending and borrowing. he did not reach across the aisle to bring us together. >> reporter: the speech was build as a major economic address but president obama canned it in an interviews with an nbc affiliate in des moines. >> governor romney like every challenger will suggest he has better ideas. the problem and you probably heard in the speech today there's no...